Michael Landon Quotes

#1. I want people to laugh and cry, not just sit and stare at the TV. - Author: Michael Landon

#2. I don't have expectations. Expectations in your life just lead to giant disappointments. - Author: Michael Landon

#3. I've fought hard and now I'm weary to the bone. - Author: Michael Landon

#4. I think I was respectful to my father in that I only told the portions that he had already told. So, I never went outside of the things that he had already stated in his article because then I think it becomes unfair. - Author: Michael Landon Jr.

#5. When I walked into the room to meet Michael Landon, it was clear he was a big-time star. To be around him was as far from Charles Ingalls as you could get. The hair was the same - no one touched his hair. - Author: Dean Butler

#6. You can die of the cure before you die of the illness. - Author: Michael Landon

#7. I felt my father's presence with me, helping me to commit to paper the feelings I had. I really heard my father speaking to me from the other dimension. - Author: Michael Landon

#8. Sometimes I wonder if we live life by reliving life, rather than by living life. - Author: Michael Landon

#9. I've got nine kids, nine dogs, three grandkids - and one in the oven. And three parrots! - Author: Michael Landon

#10. Every script I've written and every series I've produced have expressed the things I most deeply believe. - Author: Michael Landon

#11. You know, to me, that's going to influence the culture. They both influence each other - I know that - but, you know, there's no two ways about it. When you're just immersed in kind of this dark, edgy constant flow of entertainment, there's no way it can't affect you. There's just no way. - Author: Michael Landon Jr.

#12. We're all being segregated or sent to our different rooms to watch television that's geared only for adults, to be honest. There's very little fare - outside of cartoons and a few things for children (and) I guess (some reality shows like) The Voice - that can be watched by the entire family. - Author: Michael Landon Jr.

#13. With a houseful of kids you give each other strength. - Author: Michael Landon

#14. I just gravitated toward (working behind the scenes by) growing up on the different sets and watching my father and other people in their different capacities ... When I was 13 years old, I asked for a Super 8 camera. - Author: Michael Landon Jr.

#15. I think all of us create our own miracles. - Author: Michael Landon

#16. Maybe I'm old-fashioned, but I think viewers are hungry for shows in which people say something meaningful. - Author: Michael Landon

#17. I'm going to beat this cancer or die trying. - Author: Michael Landon

#18. The tougher the fight, the more important the mental attitude. - Author: Michael Landon

#19. I've had a good life. Enough happiness, enough success. - Author: Michael Landon

#20. Now I won't have to worry about the new series making it or not. - Author: Michael Landon

#21. I don't mind dying if I have to, but I'm damned if I want to pay for the guarantee. I'm sorry. - Author: Michael Landon

#22. Dreaming is one thing, and working towards the dream is one thing, but working with expectations in mind is very self-defeating. - Author: Michael Landon

#23. I'm not the kind of person who gives up without a fight. - Author: Michael Landon

#24. Life has been good to me. It's not like I missed an awful lot. I had a pretty good lick here. Every moment gets a little more important. - Author: Michael Landon

#25. The one thing I need to leave behind is good memories. - Author: Michael Landon

#26. And I don't mean that the storytelling that's out there shouldn't be happening. I just feel like that there's this huge imbalance with it all. Where are the shows that allow the entire family to sit down and enjoy something together? - Author: Michael Landon Jr.

#27. Entertainment and art have power. Our culture is molded more so by entertainment than any other influence. - Author: Michael Landon Jr.

#28. For me, I want to tell stories that will affect my children in a positive way, that they can be proud of me for working on and doing. I want to be alight in the world. There's enough darkness. - Author: Michael Landon Jr.

#29. Michael Landon was the biggest influence. As a child, I watched him write, direct, star, and produce a TV show every week. He showed me what was possible. - Author: Patrick Labyorteaux

#30. I believe in God, family, truth between people, the power of love. - Author: Michael Landon

#31. Less than 1 percent of the patients treated are alive at the end of five years. - Author: Michael Landon

#32. Boy, you gotta be real sick to get this much attention. - Author: Michael Landon

#33. I believe that there is God in all of us. - Author: Michael Landon

#34. I love my work. I've had three successful series, and I want to find out if I can make a fourth. - Author: Michael Landon